Satyabadi: Two persons have been arrested by Satyabadi police in Puri district on Wednesday and forwarded to the court in connection with the gang-rape of a minor girl. Some other accused people involved in case are on the run.
According to sources, the accused persons were gang-raping the 14-year-old girl in a house for the last eight days. When the minor girl’s family members came to know about this, they lodged a complaint with Satyabadi police station.
On the basis of the complaint, a case (225/22) has been filed under Sections 376 (d), (a) of the Indian Penal Code-6 under POSCO Act 2012.
The two arrested persons identified as Guna alias Dipti Ranjan Swain (25) of Dahana Kumbharpara and Muna alias Sushant Kumar Nayak (24) of Algum Malisahi has been arrested and forwarded to the court.
When asked, Bijayketan Behera, Inspector-in-Charge of Satyabadi Police Station, said that the other accused involved in this crime will be arrested soon.